Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), May 17, 2001, p. 35

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xanldtoacmttlfesktipslil possession luhitthereareiayswhen hauling in a quota ban be quickly t vaccbmplishedthen its time torpull in thelines v v2l but when me big gleyswwch have been known to tip the scalesiri the 20pound plus range arent in the mood to put the bite on your offering just getting one strike sdr hauling in one fish might be a feat j it is timeslike these when abit of creativity can entice thesefmnackyfmneld creatures foattack your bait v vwith tiieoperi water last t v melee vacating later than irithe last few years j keepingvvater temperarurestold tihe odds are likely that t fish will bejoiind at varying depths r l in this situation fisn will still likely be found along the vj lake eastern shoreline around the main islands and main f lakepomteadjacent to shoals v i itisalsbatthistimeofmeyearwhenrurminga al flatline wghtedwith some splitshot sinkers can be effec- tive particularly at firstor lastfight hours when light inten- 1 sityisless s vvii wegrrian a spokesman from thef ministry of natural i resources aurora district office arid an ardent angler of lakvsihicoe points out that those who wet a line on this c body of water early in the season have a good chance at pick- ing up jthe oddwhitefish on aflatline t tv iif thishapperisr hesuggests throwing out a marker buoy a vi in the larea of where you geta fish and try vertical jigging for olhers that jnighf be nearby i h6weveas water temperatujwann up fish will gravi- 7 vtatero deeper depth j r in lake siihcoe tine deepest water which can exceed 100 feet inisome areas is found m an area ranging from tx empenfeltbaym the west andextending north towards forostafcjohandhawkesfene j t z vlwmetrolling with downriggers is trie most popular mode jxm taking lakers there are days when running the old wire jlvvline can outfish those with modem gear special heavy j faction gear is required in running wife fine and in doing so constant jerking motion is needed to get the lure moving in 1 a manner that might attract hits mike hayakawa luhr jensen diamond king arid silver and blue finishes or sil ver arid green are good lures tohave when boating on the vast waters of lake simcoe take extra precaution before and during an outing winds can pick up in a matter of seconds and direction can do an aboutface be sureto get a weather forecast before going out and have a vhf radio tuned into the weather station to keep abreast of any amended forecasts provincial parks set to open when trolling on those slow days try varying your speed and dont travel in a straight line utilize a zig zag motion and try slow turns quite often a bait run off an outside line will move in an erratic manner when a turn is made this has been known to entice ahit from a curious fish that has been following a lure while ftfean be a costly propostion at times bouncing your cannonball off the lakes bottom isandther littietrick of the trade kicking up mud from the bottom while trolling has been known to coax an inactive fish into striking an offering one other proven technique is one that requires a bit of a gamble when schoolsof baitfish and predator fish hovering provincial parks nearby can be visualized off your graph recorder d estimating how rhuch line youve let out from your reel and the distance to which youve passed the school of bait- fish try releasing your line from the downrigger release and allow your lure to flutter towards the surface the sudden upward movement of your bait can appear enticing to a fish thats been following your offering onrelatively calm days and when your graph shows fish arestackedpri the bottom dont be afraid totiy vertical jig ging i its atechnique thats popular for lakejrs in the far north and has worked for me orioccasionsrlrf this instance try using hair jigs or the luhr- jensen crippled minnow of at least orie ounce in weight as for proven trolling lures bodyjbaits in the forin of j9 or jllrapalasin varying finishes such as chartreuse silver- black oflourescent red are handy smeltjmitationvspooris such as thenorthern king or with the arrival of the victory day long weekend most provincial parks in ontario will move into full operation the iriinistry notes that there still plenty of sites available for the 2001 camping season reservations for camping are recomriiended and may be made by using the ontario parks reservation web site at wwwontarioparkscom or by calling 18886687275 ontario parks reminds campers that a ban on the con- sumption of alcoholic bevereges is again in effect in selected provincial parks until may 22 this year last year attendance topped 88 million at ontario t ffift geiieral tvlettiit m v- vi 1 centennial areria ij

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